Harvest Apple Blue Cheese Salad
This Apple Blue Cheese Salad is full of caramelized almonds, blue cheese crumbles, red grapes, and topped with an apple cider maple dressing.
Ingredients
- 1 bag butter lettuce
- 1 cup red grapes washed
- 2/3 cup blue cheese crumbles
- 1 large Fuji apple sliced
- 1/2 cup almonds recipe below, caramelized
for the dressing:
- 1 large garlic or 2 small, grated, clove
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup the real stuff is best, but the fake syrup can be added, you might just need a little more
- 3/4 teaspoon tarragon dried
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar white distilled or white wine vinegar
- 1/2 cup olive oil light
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place all ingredients for the salad into a large bowl.
- Measure out all ingredients for salad dressing into a small jar with tight-fitting lid. Screw on lid and shake. Pour desired amount of dressing onto salad and toss. Serve immediately.
Notes
- *Caramelized almond recipe I used is here.
- *Caramelized almond recipe I used is here.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1017
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 1017kcal | 51% |
| Carbohydrates | 53g | 18% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 85g | 131% |
| Saturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Cholesterol | 34mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 1217mg | 51% |
| Potassium | 720mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 37g | 74% |
| Vitamin A | 485IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 377mg | 38% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.